Xavier Woods Book Report

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FC: Tim Green | Sports Fiction

1: Xavier Woods | Mrs. Ellis First Period May 7, 2009

2: Teaser Troy, a football genius, has a special gift of predicting things before they occur. Not what will happen next in life but what will happen next in football games. Troy senses an opportunity once his mom receives a job at the public relation's department for the Atlanta Falcons. Troy wants to help the Falcons win games with his talent but that won't come easy. Coach Krock and security guards guard the door that leads to Troy's dream They won't let him through. Even his mom field passes don't help. But with the help the Falcon's coach, owner, and star middle linebacker Seth Halloway, Troy pursues his dream of leading the Falcons to victory- if they'll only listen.

5: Setting Time-mid-September during the kickoff of pro football Place-Atlanta, Georgia at the Georgia Dome and at Cottonwoods

6: Characters Troy is the football genius. Troy is intelligent and radical. Tessa is Troy's single mother.Tessa is lovable and nice. Nathan is one of Troy's best friends.Nathan is quiet but realistic.

7: Tate is Troy's other best friend.Tate is loud and obnoxious. Seth Halloway is the star middle linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons is humble and down-to-earth. Coach Krock is the defensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons.Krock is mean and selfish.

8: Summary Troy White has a special gift. He can predict football plays before they happen. He seizes an opportunity to use his gift once his mom received a job working for the Falcons. As the season began, the Falcons couldn't win a game.If this trend kept happening, the head Coach, Coach McFadden,job would be reopened.Troy, Tate, Nathan, and Seth tried to get Coack Krock's attention about Troy but realized that he only want the team to lose so that he could become head coach. Troy and Seth attempted to get Mr. Langan, team owner, and Coach McFadden attention to tell them about Krock intentions.Once Mr. Langan recognized his intents he fired Coach Krock and Troy found himself a job doing what he wanted. Picking up balls and predicting plays for his favorite team, Atlanta Falcons.

10: Moral The moral represented in Football Genius is no matter who you are, where you've came from, or how old you are, if you thrive for your dream no one can take it away from you. No human or natural feature can stop a freight train. Thriving for a certain goal is like a freight train running. No one can stop you from reaching something only if you let them.Troy's goal was to predict plays for the Falcons. Along the way, stumbling blocks such as Coach Krock and security guards unallowed Troy to reach his goal.But Troy didn't let them stop him from reaching his goal.No one was able to stop Freight Train Troy.

11: Experience Troy's situation is similar to my situation. I am only a teenager thriving for a professional occupation, fashion designing. As I pursuit my dream, others attempt to block me from reaching it and others criticize me about how ridicule of a goal that is at such an early age.But like Troy, I pushed my way through the criticizers and blockers and am steps closer to my dream. No one can stop this freight train.